Brandy Drinks

Brandy isn't just for drinking straight from a snifter: It's also a key addition to a variety of wonderful cocktails, from an apricot sour to a classic Sidecar. Here are 15 of our favorite brandy cocktails.

Brandy isn't just for drinking straight from a snifter: It's also a key addition to a variety of wonderful cocktails, from an apricot sour to a classic Sidecar. Here are 15 of our favorite brandy cocktails.

Silly Rabbit

For this herbal spiced juice cocktail, San Diego bartender Lindsay Nader collaborated with Dave Fernie, then manager of the Parisian-style club Pour Vous in L.A. Fernie named the drink Lapin Fou, which means "silly rabbit" in French.

Pear Sour

Boss Tweed

This hearty combination of rum, brandy, Scotch and bitters (in foreground) is named for William Tweed, an infamous 19th-century New York City politician known for blatant corruption and an enormous appetite for power.

Accoutrement

Apple-Brandy Hot Toddies

A hot toddy is basically a shot or two of any potent spirit added to a cup of hot water. Bartender Suzanne Bozarth puts a French spin on this warming drink with a slug of apple brandy, such as Calvados.